Automobile-door lock



W. F. KOELLER.

AUTOMOBILE DOOR LOCK.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 7, 1920.

1,372,300. Patented Mar. 22, 1921.

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"WILLIAM 33'. KOELLER, DE CHARLOTTE, MICHIGAN, Alfiifilfiliii'flfl TU 1. 6:

FAUTURING (30., D]? CHARLOTTE. MIfll-IIGAN, A CQRPGIMME'IUN 011E AUTQMUBILE-DUOR LUCK fipecification of letters Patent.

Applicaitim flied January 7, me. Seyiei We. i'fieiwl'itiii,

T0 all 'wlzmnit may convene Be it imown time I, WILLIAM F. Konnizmz,

timers become in time worn and. WOlk inane with the result new an objectionable mttie nmet be, endured; The prineipai object of the pren invention is t0 mount the him- (iie in such way as to effectively overcome ob ection n the accompanying drawings, wherein. I have iiinstretecl a pyeferred embodimeni of tie invention, Figure 1. is 2i fragmentary elevation (if the inner si-rie of an automebiie (i001? pi nyideci with a handle mountin nem'ii'rinnee with. the invention. Fig. 53 18 a vertical sectional View taken on line S D- 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. is a fragmentary 1 View. en an ei'iizu'ged. scale, of pert-n n in Fig. 9;. leek, as shown herein. is applied in en zlflfiOillObiiG deer of nsiml construction '1 iii mates che leek r0 ')e1'., comprising" n arising incinsing n'iecimnism for actuating Hie 121i.

(M3 the squared operating steam me 10.1 01 fiacteh mechanism and ies inmdie with which the rod :ie 2? iri, A its inner fiilii, the rod "ties an Inside; operating iiandie 5 held by means; of a nut :infiie 4- eomprises the new] hand i ei'ibien 4i" and. stem portion. 4:.

an men-1M9 ihi-ongii which the red 3 i i irpening" is; emerged at its Q in receive the irecineeri miner 10 fixed tiierenn, ineeii peeiien 'i' e-nei the tween the plate 11 and the W pi any suitable ifmrin aide! ii. in the door is pro-- provided Washer ei'e eerewihi'eedeni ifei" the medgustmemt.

Bearing" e geinei; time simnimr is -eseuteneen 01 pieive Til wiiieh.

the usual We in the sneer:

if i1?" ii iii by means of: serene 12; zine i eiiieni; member This man.

being iiereii ifg'eted, Wee-her made of em rounding" the redui'reci. pr min die. Tiie eiiev. 8 mm was". be OiJSe-i' "fn'e reiaiivei meme sf, s-fiort distance eei've the eeew 16011 1i. and ti" between them, ii fined me: 1h? 10in imici the eh outer face of if 1i; Wiii. be seen time the swing nieinLieif ena-ri easy essemb mit 01in, compmntiveiy e1 i handle vvmmne mountme in permit it in "Pattie in the 1 machine. Tkim'eevei. any T" ween the mummy mm up by the resilieiii, meni'hei' die remains for an. iniiei'inii, in its initial efiinfmb 01 .tii'igg min I claim as my 'inv'eninen 1. In an iiuimmubiie (31' i iiqe lime iii Eire tion providing: an annular s ment on the stem, an esenin deer and arranged. in be shimmer, and. u eerieng'ntei eatitered bet-wen the esmii'zvi. abutment 2. In a leek "for :mixmmbi the cmniiine bion e1" n i" poifi-ion ietei'nbie' we having a, i'ec. -:ieeei 1901i; nnlzw simnidei :1 was? eci on seiri :reiineeci p0 eui'eii tn the eieer and I" Shani-tier, and e iiesiiien a tween said Washer and F31} id. 3. in n invi; for rniinmi'i'iiiie the emnbii 'Wi iwm :ibniumenizn spaced n along iiie eitein, en

cured to the door and arrangml to bear against one of said ubutments, and a resilient member entered between said escutcheon and the other one of said abub ments.

4. The combination wiiili'a door for automobiles and the like,'having a lock of a handle having :1 fed for operating said lock, said handle comprising a stem, an e cutcheon plate surrounding'the stem zmd rigidly secured to the door, said stem having: 9. bearing adapted to engage said (,F II UlIQUH plate, and a resilient member acting; lwln uvn the escntcheon blate and the sham to i'mw the latter inwardly whereby to hold $115? bearing at all times snugly against the 0mm" surfaceof the escutcheon plate.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto 5:0 2

my hand.

WILLIAM F. KOELLICR. 

